Rail-fastener.



No. 694,750. Patented, Mar. 4,1902.

.E. w. noun. RAIL FASTENEB.

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No. 694,750. Patented'Mar. 4 I902.

E. W. HOGAN.

RAIL FASTENER.

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UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

ENOS WILLIAM HOGAN, OF PORT ARTHUR, CANADA.

RAlL-FASTENER'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,750, dated March 4;, 1902.

Application filed December 11, 1901. Serial No. 85,474. (No model.)

i To all whom it may concern:

1 placed lengthwise on the tie under the railbase and shouldered spikes adapted to pass through the enlarged portion of the holes, so that when the tie-plate is shifted the edges of the contracted portion of the holes may rest on and engage with the shoulders in the spikes, the tie-plate being then located in place, so that the rail is firmly held in place, as hereinafter fully described and then definitely claimed.

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the tie-plate under the rail-base in position to receive the shouldered spike before being moved into the position shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the tie-plate under the raiLbase,

but moved to the right, so that the shouldered spikes may enter the larger portion of the shouldered hole and engage with the railfiange. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the tieplate moved to the left to its original location and the rail permanently fastened to the tie. Fig. i is a cross-section through the line or y in Fig. 3. Fig;' 5 is a perspective detail showing one of the shouldered spikes. Fig. 6 is a plan detail showing the tie-plate with two shouldered holes and one ordinary spike-hole. Fig. 7 is a reverse view of the tieplate, showing ridges. r p

In the drawingslike letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

In Fig. 1, A is a portion of the railway-tie, B the tie-holder, placed lengthwise on the tie and under the base of the rail, and O a rail with flanges O.

- gage with the flange C of the rail.

- In Fig. 6 the holes in the tie-plate are shown in position, the T-shaped or shouldered holes D having an enlarged portion (1 and a contracted portion (1. The enlarged portion is designed to permit of the passage of the shoulder on the shouldered spikes H, (shown inFig. 5,) so that when the-tie-plate is shifted, as hereinafter described, the shoulders h of spike I-I may engage under the edges of the contracted portion d of the hole. In Fig. l a portion of the railway-flange is broken away to show one of the T-shaped orshouldered holes. It will be noticed that in the initial location of the shiftable' tie-plate the contracted portion of the shouldered holes appear outside the edge of the flahge, while the ordinary spike-hole on the opposite end of the tie-plate is also immediately outside the edge of the opposite flange.

H shows one of the spikes, which may be driven about three inches into the tie through the contracted portion of the shouldered hole, while the other hole is designed also to receive a' shouldered spike similarly driven.

When it is desired to put the device in the position so that the shoulders h on the spike H may engage under the edges of the contracted portion of the hole, the tie-plate is struck or tapped in the direction of the arrow-head in Fig. 1, so that it mayassume the altered position shown in Fig. 2, in which the ordinary spike-hole E may disappear under the edge of the flange, while the shouldered spike enters the enlarged portion of the shouldered hole D, as shown in Fig. 2. In this figure one of the shouldered-spike heads is removed, so as to indicate the shoulder h on the spike passing through the enlarged portion d of the shouldered hole D. The plate having been now shifted into the position shown in Fig. 2, the shouldered spikes H are driven down into the tie, so that their heads may on The plate is then struck or moved in the direction shown by the arrow-head in Fig. 2, so that the edges of 5 the contracted portion (1., of the shouldered holes D pass over the shoulder h on the driven spikes II, when the plate assumes the position indicated in Fig. 3, being the initial position shown in Fig. 1, in which the spike- ICO hole E again appears outside the flange C of the rail. An ordinary'spike G is then driven down into the tie, so that its head may engage with the opposite flange of the rail when the rail is locked securely-in position, as i ndicated.

In Fig. 3 a portion of the rail-flange O is broken away, so as to indicate that the shouldered spike H is within the contracted portion (Z of the shouldered hole D, its shoulder h engaging under the edges of this contracted portion, as indicated in the sectional View shown in Fig. 4. This sectional view also shows the rail held down and locked in place by means of the ordinary spike G and the shouldered spikes H.

Inorder to more securely hold the shiftable tie-plate B into the tie, a series of ridgest' are formed on the reverse side of the tie-plate, as indicated in Fig. 7. These ridges, running edgewise on the tie, are designed to prevent any forward creeping of the tie-plate.

It will thus be seen that the shouldered spikes II cannot be raised or pulled out of the tie, as they are held down by the tie-plate, which engages with the shoulders 71, which tie-plate is in turn held down by the rail and the weight of the passing trains. It is also obvious that any lateral movement is prevented, as all three of the spikes indicated in the drawings would have to be moved instead of merely one, as might otherwise be the case. As the pressure of passing trains is largely toward the outside of the rail, particularly on curves, the preferable position of the spikes is to have the shouldered spikes on the outside edge of the rail, especially on curves; but the position of these shouldered spikes may be alternated by shifting the shouldered spikes to the inner side of the rail, as may be deemed desirable.

Although I have shown two shouldered spikes as preferable passing through the tieplate, one shouldered spike might suffice, located midway between these indicated in the drawings. In all cases the contracted portion of the shouldered hole is nearest to the edge of the side of the tie-plate, while the lock-spike of ordinary construction passes v through a hole on the side opposite to that on which the shouldered-spike holes are located.

VVhat I claim as my invention is 1. In a rail-fastener, the combination with a shiftable tie-plate provided with a shouldered hole having an enlarged and contracted portion; of a shouldered spike having shoulders adapted to engage with the tie-plate under the edges of the contracted portion of the hole while the head holds the rail to thetie, substantially as described.

2. In a rail-fastener, the combination with a shiftable tie-plate located on the tie under the rail-base and provided with a shouldered hole having an enlarged and contracted portion; of a shouldered spike having shoulders adapted to engage with the tie-plate under the edge of the contracted portion of the hole while the head holds the rail to the tie, substantially as described.

3. In arail-fastener, the combination with a shiftable tie-plate located on the tie under the rail-base and provided with a shouldered hole having an enlarged and contracted portion of a shouldered spike having shoulders adapted to engage with the tie-plate under the edges of the contracted portion of the hole while the spike-head engages with the railflange; and a spike to engage with the tieplate and opposite flange of the rail, substantially as described.

4. In a rail-fastener, the combination with a shiftable tie-plate provided near one end with shouldered holes having enlarged and contracted portions; of shouldered spikes having shoulders adapted to engage with the tie-plate under the edges of the contracted portions of the holes While the spike-heads hold the rail to the tie, substantially as described.

5. In a rail-fastener, the combination with a shiftable tie-plate located on the tie under the rail-base and provided near one end with shouldered holes having enlarged and contracted portions; of shouldered spikes having shoulders adapted to engage with the tieplate under the edges of the contracted portions of the holes while the spikeheads engage With the rail-flange; and a spike to engage with the tie-plate and opposite flange of the rail, substantially as described.

6. In a rail-fastener, the combination with a shiftable tie-plate located on the tie under the rail-base and provided near one end with shouldered holes having enlarged and contracted portions; and at the other end with a spike-hole; and rubs formed on the reverse face of the tie-plate; of shouldered spikes having shoulders adapted to engage with the tieplate under the edges of the contracted portions of the holes while the pike-heads engage with the rail-flange; and a spike to engage with the tie-plate and opposite flange of the rail, substantially as specified.

7. In a rail-fastener, the combination of the tie A; the tie-plate B provided with shouldered holes D and spike-hole E; the flanged rail C; the shouldered spike H provided with shoulder h; and the spike G, substantially as described.

8. In a rail-fastener, the combination of the tie A; the tie-plate B provided with shouldered holes D having enlarged portion (1 and contracted portion d, and ribs 2' formed on the reverse side of the tie-plate; and s pike-hole E; the rail 0 with flanges O; the shouldered spike H provided with the shoulder h; and the spike G, substantially as described.

Port Arthur, Ontario, December 2, 1901.

ENOS WILLIAM HOGAN.

In presence of- ARTHUR E. ROBERTS, W. MOBRADY. 

